Mary McMullen, a pseudonym for Mary Reilly (1920–1986), was an American mystery writer who studied art and worked in fashion design and advertising before becoming an author in 1951. She won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first novel, Strangle Hold, in 1952.[1]
Born in Yonkers, New York, in 1920,[1] McMullen was the daughter of Paul Reilly, an artist, and Helen Reilly, a mystery writer who published under the pseudonym Kieran Abbey as well as her own name.[2] McMullen's sister Ursula Curtiss also wrote mysteries.[3]
mary, mcmullen, pseudonym, mary, reilly, 1920, 1986, american, mystery, writer, studied, worked, fashion, design, advertising, before, becoming, author, 1951, edgar, allan, award, best, first, novel, strangle, hold, 1952, born1920yonkers, yorkdied1986, 1986, a. Mary McMullen a pseudonym for Mary Reilly 1920 1986 was an American mystery writer who studied art and worked in fashion design and advertising before becoming an author in 1951 She won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first novel Strangle Hold in 1952 1 Mary McMullenBorn1920Yonkers New YorkDied1986 1986 00 00 aged 65 66 Other namesMary ReillyOccupationMystery writerSpouseAlton WilsonParent s Paul Reilly and Helen ReillyRelativesUrsula Curtiss sister James Michael Kieran grandfather John Kieran uncle AwardsEdgar Award for best first novel 1952 Born in Yonkers New York in 1920 1 McMullen was the daughter of Paul Reilly an artist and Helen Reilly a mystery writer who published under the pseudonym Kieran Abbey as well as her own name 2 McMullen s sister Ursula Curtiss also wrote mysteries 3 McMullen died in 1986 4 Bibliography editStrangle Hold 1951 OCLC 1738953 Death of Miss X 1952 OCLC 30180864 The Doom Campaign 1974 OCLC 834871 A Country Kind of Death 1975 OCLC 723673949 The Pimlico Plot 1975 OCLC 723673503 Funny Jonas You Don t Look Dead 1976 OCLC 732129456 A Dangerous Funeral 1977 OCLC 2644170 Death by Bequest 1977 OCLC 3169444 Prudence Be Damned 1978 OCLC 3630487 The Man With Fifty Complaints 1978 OCLC 4136612 Welcome to the Grave 1979 OCLC 4490364 But Nellie Was So Nice 1979 OCLC 1005145067 My Cousin Death 1980 OCLC 937645800 Something of the Night 1980 OCLC 6625560 The Other Shoe 1981 OCLC 937576826 Better Off Dead 1982 OCLC 7925232 Until Death Do Us Part 1982 OCLC 8493563 A Grave Without Flowers 1983 OCLC 9413479 The Gift Horse 1985 OCLC 11030290 The Bad News Man 1986 OCLC 13064698References edit a b Mary Reilly Contemporary Authors Online Gale 2002 Retrieved August 8 2019 Bakerman Jane S 1980 Reilly Helen In John M Reilly ed Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers Macmillan pp 1251 54 Bakerman Jane S 1980 McMullen Mary In John M Reilly ed Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers Macmillan pp 1059 60 Eccles Marjorie Mary McMullen 1920 1986 Mystery People Retrieved August 8 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary McMullen amp oldid 1176053391, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
